San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-20
LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS
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The president messages on centennial
celebration.
National board of trade In session at
Washington.
Ground broken for the Nueva Laredo
custom house.
The committees cannot keep the house
grinding going.
Texas senate votes moral support to
tariff repeal law.
FL Paso sells IS feet front for $40, 600;
dear real estate.
Austin covered herself with a halo OF
inaugural glory.
One hotel bar at Austin took in 81, 800
inaugural night.
The Union Pacific courts congressiOn-
al investigation.
Alliance, Ohio, has a $4,000 fire; in
crease two-thirds.
Adjutant-General King Ia regarded as
his own successor.
r. l.. Ford nominated postmaster for
Columbus, Texas.
West Texas has little to hope for from
this administration.
Sullivan got the worst Of his boxing
matcn Win Carui1.
There will be no stenographic reports
OF Texas legislature.
New York republicans nominate His
cock for the senate.
Proprietor Penn, of the Laredo Times,
is dangerously sick.
The Texas legislators went short on
newspaper reporters.
Hon Tox ;a ,Io,,I.. ~.
regaining his health.
w. W. Cooke succeeds Oglesby as
sheriff at Eagle Pass.
Stockbridge, of Michigan. elected
United States senator.
New Jersey democrats elect Walters
over Jones, contestant.
The Tom Green county division bill lie
In healthy condition.
New Hampshire legislature elects
Hale bis own successor.
Laredo prides herself ON her beauty,
and duties and business.
Attempt at compromise In Indiana
legislature Is In progress
Indiana house will not recognize
Smith as presiding officer.
Nueva Laredo is to have q So, 900
custom house: contract let.
Davis will be senator from Minnesota
and COckrell from Missouri.
Maxey can gather more men in caucus
than any of his competitors.
Socialist leaders are endeavoring to
prevent the CharlerOi strike.
Deputy sheriff and party murdered
near Eufala, Indian TERRITORY.
Robinson, of San Antonio. has very
creditable libel bill before the house.
Miss Won Zandt's aunt is seriously i'll
over the actions of her maynard niece.
Bogus notices Of tenant meetings to
hoax the Irish cOnstables are quite COM
mon.
Indian consent must be gained before
railway grading can begin in the ter
ritory.
Manning's confirmation as minister to
Mexico, meets much opposition in the
senate.
Collins leads the balloting in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature, for United States
senator.
Nine. Senbrich has been appointed
singer to the emperor and empress OF
Germany.
The governors of Delaware, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania inaugurated in
due form.
Land forfeiture bill of New Orleans.
Baton. Rouge and Vicksburg railway
passed the senate.
Twelve women and i've children we're
trampled to death IN a panic in hall at
Spittields, England.
A special election on February 18th
will decide the abrogation or otherwise
Of Ysleta city charter.
Hearst. democrat, elected by CalifOr-
mia legislature. He was the laughing
stock ofthe last senate.
DIR. GOdding, superintendent of
National hospital for the insane testIfies
to Mrs. EmmOns sanity.
State Senators Houston and Terrell
gave the senate rap over the knuokles
for Interfering with the national senate.
House appoints three commissioners
at salary OF $1,000 each, and expenses.
to examine books of Union Pacific rail-
way.
The Dauntless accepts the CorOnet's
challenge for AZ ocean race from New
York TO Queenstown next March for
$4,000 stakes.
The pope promises cooperation with
King William in maintaining and in
creasing friendly relations between
Prussia and the vatican.
Powderly's authority in preventing To-
cal assemblies from contributing an
archist funds, is denied in Chicago. and
his letters are raising howl.
A negro bully. of Greenfield. Mich,
recognized as the assailant of a Catholic
sister. was nearly lynehed in the court
room before the officers could rescue
him.
The Spanish COrtes was reopened
Monday. No speech from the throne
was received, Premier Sagasta simply
reading the decree oonvoking the cham
bers.
A dynamite cartridge in trunk In the
baggage car Of the Pittsburg limited ex-
press, blew the ear to fragments near
Alton, Pa. The baggage master will re-
cover.
The Belgian government has ordered
the military department TO try the ex-
pertinent of general mob iliZstion OF
the army instead OF the usual man
euuvres this year.
DR.. LEM telegraphs from Zanzibar his
safe arrival on the coast. lie gives no
details or his experience, nor relates
whether he heard tidings OF Emin Bey
and Lupton Bey, which was one of the
objects of his expedition.
Frankfort papers report that the con-